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BREAKING: In a 3-2 vote Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole board recommended clemency for Tremane Wood, a man sentenced to death for a killing his brother admitted to committing www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...

Zohran Mamdani Makes History As New York City's Next Mayor The win brings a democratic socialist agenda to America's largest city and is a devastating defeat for Andrew Cuomo.

MAMDANI WINS

www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...

California Punches Back In Trump’s Redistricting War The ballot initiative will allow the state legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the 2026 elections.

The ballot initiative will allow the state legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the 2026 elections.

And the race is called! Folks are still filtering in here

Here at Zohran Mamdani’s election night party! I’m told doors open for supporters soon. Follow @huffpost.com for updates

Your U.S. Citizenship Will Not Protect You Jarring videos show how ICE’s reign of terror is ensnaring more and more Americans across the country.

Wrote about how ICE’s reign of terror increasingly extends to U.S. citizens, showing the extent of state-sanctioned violence under the Trump administration and how little regard immigration-enforcement agents have for the rule of law.

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Here's what the East Wing looked like in Dec. 2024 vs today.

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Trump To Demolish Entire East Wing Of White House By This Weekend The president previously vowed not to touch the East Wing — "my favorite!" — amid his plans to install a massive, privately funded ballroom.

Good morning. ☕

ICYMI: Trump is demolishing the *entire* East Wing of the White House -- after pledging in July not to touch it as he makes way for his massive, privately funded $250M ballroom -- and it's expected to be fully torn down by this weekend.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Shoutout to whoever was like the news sucks, let’s spice it up by doing a jewel heist at the Louvre

'Frogs Together Strong:' Why The Portland Protest Frog Is So Good At Trolling Trump Something tells us the administration is not a fan of the Portland frog.

Something tells us the administration is not a fan of the Portland frog.

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.

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‘We’re In Danger’: Leonard Peltier Has A Warning About Trump In a sit-down interview, the Indigenous rights activist reflects on his nearly 50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to free him, and how tribes are “in danger” under Trump.

NEW: I interviewed Leonard Peltier at his new home in North Dakota.

Now 81, he has a LOT to say about his ~50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to finally release him, how Indigenous people are "in danger" under Trump, and his next chapter. www.huffpost.com/entry/leonar...

A really important read from @nhbaptiste.bsky.social

Trump Admin Tears Down Trump-Epstein Statue In The Dead Of Night The statue of the president and the sex offender frolicking was destroyed as onlookers could be heard giggling nearby.

NEW: The group Secret Handshake tells me after the statue was toppled, they were told there was "internal pressure to find a reason to remove this statue"

Read the interview, see the video and pics INSIDE for @huffpost.com

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

This School District Is Preparing ‘Lockdowns’ — But Now It’s Not Just For Shootings They’ve spent years preparing for natural disasters and school shootings. Now, they are ready to do lockdowns in response to immigration raids.

Los Angeles teachers are patrolling the streets, linking w immigration/ tenants’ advocates, and repurposing lockdown policies designed to protect students from active shooters or wildfires — all to protect them from ICE

@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report

www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...

If You're Wondering Where We Are In Trump's Authoritarian Playbook... Here's What Happens Next Trump wants the ability to control what is said and who can say it. And he’s been getting it.

Fear is the mind killer
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GOP Lawmakers Are Sending Contradictory And Disturbing Messages On different social media accounts, Republicans are simultaneously decrying and fanning violent rhetoric in response to Charlie Kirk's killing.

Morning. ☕️

ICYMI: Republicans in Congress are simultaneously condemning and fueling violent political rhetoric in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's killing.

They're just using different social media accounts to send different messages. www.huffpost.com/entry/republ...

Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life | Moira Donegan In the wake of horror, honest accountings of his life have not only become rare – they have also become dangerous

Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life | Moira Donegan

The Backlash To Charlie Kirk's Killing Is Already Disturbing. It's About To Get Much Worse. Less than two days later and with much still unknown, right-wing figures are making declarations of war and calling for retribution.

The right dreams of a Reichstag fire of their own to pursue an authoritarian crackdown in response to Kirk's murder. www.huffpost.com/entry/charli...

Charlie Kirk Lit The Path For Trumpism And A Far-Right America Kirk, who was fatally shot while on stage at a speaking event, lit a path for the future of Trumpism.

Looking back at Charlie Kirk's political commentary, his importance as an organizer, and his potential legacy in the MAGA movement:

www.huffpost.com/entry/charli...

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

I take a deep dive into the Supreme Court’s maneuver this week that embraced racial profiling by ICE in LA.

And if you think there's no way it could ever impact you, experts and analysts tell me exactly why that is wrong.

The Smug Silence Of The Supreme Court’s Rulings For Trump The court’s conservatives continue to authorize Donald Trump’s law-breaking without saying a word.

The Supreme Court's decisions yesterday highlight the absurd lengths the conservative justices are going to help Trump without saying anything at all. That is except for Brett Kavanaugh who should probably say less. www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...

Three SCOTUS stories before lunch on a Monday when the court isn't even in session perfectly encapsulates how the increasing importance of the shadow docket has completely reoriented how the court operates and what captures the public's attention.

7. At all of the shelters visited in the middle of the night, ProBAR staff witnessed children who had been pulled out of their beds. They were confused and scared. At Hands of Healing Los Fresnos, one young girl was extremely distraught, crying and repeatedly saying that she could not go back to Guatemala. At New Hope McAllen, one young girl was so scared that she vomited and asked to speak with a clinician. At Urban Strategies Alamo, one young teenager was scared that he might end up murdered like one of his family members. At Compass Connection in Harlingen, an attorney was able to meet with only one child. None of these children’s parents in their home country had requested their return. ProBAR’s client and named Plaintiff ARMD was at Compass Connection, but he was transported to a plane without notifying me as his attorney of record.

🚨NEW: Declarations filed in the lawsuit against the rushed attempt to deport 600 Guatemalan children reveals the chaotic way the Trump admin carried out the operation.

Children were taken out of bed after midnight to be rushed onto planes. One girl "was so scared she vomited."

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Valued users!

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Democrats Wrote Off This Group In 2024. But They’re Ready To ‘Fight Again’ Leaders in the "Uncommitted" movement told HuffPost they sense a turning point, citing signals like Zohran Mamdani's primary win.

NEW: In 2024, the DNC refused to platform a Palestinian American. Today, Gaza is unavoidable in Democratic politics. I dug into Uncommitted's experience rallying anti-war voters + confronting elites' entrenched deference to Israel – and what the party could learn:
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

it's always sad to remember that survivors of mass shootings will also have to pay for a lifetime of medical services, including surgeries for gunshot wounds, therapy, physical rehabilitation, and prescription medications for anxiety, depression, and physical pain

The irony/idiocy of this banner currently draped on the Department of Labor building is not lost on me, given all the federal workers he's forced out of their jobs.

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Trump Pushed Out A 'Stunning' Number Of Federal Workers — And Now We Know Exactly How Many “We’re seeing the arson of our government,” warned Max Stier of Partnership for Public Service, which has been tracking people's lost jobs since January.

ICYMI: Trump has just about decimated the federal workforce, with more than 199,000 people pushed out since Jan, per a new report.

Nearly 10% of the entire federal civilian workforce gone.

“The services that Americans have come to expect are not going to be there.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...